Jenkins, Dennis L.

Luke Sobota is a litigator who focuses on appellate issues. He has worked with clients in a broad range of industries on issues of labor law, intellectual property, federal preemption, antitrust, RICO, punitive damages, SEC enforcement, and tribal affairs.

Luke has written briefs in cases before the U.S. Supreme Court and in numerous federal appellate and trial courts, and he has successfully argued before the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals. He helped the U.S. Chamber of Commerce achieve success in the Supreme Court, serving as the principal brief writer in the labor preemption case of Chamber of Commerce v. Brown, 128 S.Ct. 2408 (2008).

In the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals, Luke worked for Limited Brands to secure a complete reversal of a nearly $3 million patent infringement judgment (Ball Aerosol and Specialty Container, Inc. v. Limited Brands, Inc., 555 F.3d 984). He also has provided counsel on regulatory and congressional matters, appearing before a federal advisory committee and drafting legislative proposals.

Prior to joining Jones Day, Luke worked in the Office of Legal Counsel at the Department of Justice, where he advised and prepared formal legal opinions for executive branch officials on a range of constitutional, international, and administrative law issues. He is active in pro bono matters and regularly works with the National Association of Attorneys General and the Georgetown Law Supreme Court Institute.